Jacksonville vs. Bellarmine betting: College basketball preview for February 8

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The Bellarmine Knights (3-21, 0-11 ASUN) are heavy underdogs (+12.5) as they attempt to break a 13-game road slide when they square off against the Jacksonville Dolphins (14-9, 8-3 ASUN) on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at Swisher Gymnasium. The game airs at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The over/under is set at 143.5 for the matchup.

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Jacksonville Cover -12.5 vs Bellarmine -109

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Jacksonville vs. Bellarmine betting lines

  • Jacksonville moneyline odds to win: -1149
  • Bellarmine moneyline odds to win: +709
  • Spread: Jacksonville (-12.5)
  • Total: 143.5

Jacksonville statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Jacksonville has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered five times in eight opportunities when playing at home, and it has covered six times in 11 opportunities in road games.
  • The Dolphins have eclipsed the over/under less often at home, hitting the over in one of eight home matchups (12.5%). In road games, they have hit the over in seven of 11 games (63.6%).
  • Jacksonville has played worse as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, putting up a home record of 3-2, compared to going 4-0 on the road.

Recent trends

  • The Dolphins have been putting up 75.7 points per game in their last 10 appearances, an average that’s slightly higher than the 72.7 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 campaign.
  • Jacksonville has been slightly better on the defensive end of the floor recently, giving up 66.8 points per game over its last 10 contests compared to the 71.0 it has conceded per game this year.
  • Over their last 10 outings, the Dolphins are making 0.4 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (8.0 compared to 7.6 season-long), while also shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (40.4% compared to 36.0% season-long).

Jacksonville betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-9-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Away: 6-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 12.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 6-5-0; As Underdog: 6-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-11-0 (Home: 1-7-0; Away: 7-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-3 (Home: 3-2; Away: 4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-6 (Home: 1-1; Away: 2-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.8 (238th in nation) 43.9 (200th) 34.1 (80th) 30.4 (136th) 13.9 (164th) 13.3 (328th)

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Bellarmine statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Bellarmine’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .100 (1-9-0). Away, it is .385 (5-8-0).
  • Knights games have gone above the over/under 60% of the time at home (six of 10), and 61.5% of the time on the road (eight of 13).
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Knights have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-5) than on the road (0-13).

Recent trends

  • The Knights have performed worse offensively over their previous 10 games, generating 71.1 points per contest, 0.7 fewer points their than season average of 71.8.
  • In its past 10 games, Bellarmine is ceding 82.8 points per contest, 1.7 more points than its season average (81.1).
  • The Knights are draining 8.5 treys per game over their previous 10 games, which is 0.5 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (9.0). In addition, they sport a lower three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (35.1%) compared to their season average from downtown (35.4%).

Bellarmine betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-17-0 (Home: 1-9-0; Away: 5-8-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 12.5+: 4-4-0 (As Favorite: 0-4-0; As Underdog: 6-13-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-9-0 (Home: 6-4-0; Away: 8-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-3 (Home: 0-3; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-18 (Home: 1-5; Away: 0-13)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.9 (115th in nation) 48.8 (358th) 26.8 (355th) 31.9 (227th) 14.1 (151st) 11.3 (185th)
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